SURFCAM Product Downloads

Downloads on this page have been provided by Surfcam, Inc. Each download has been tested and approved by our QA or Technical Support departments. These files are usually stored in .zip format and are available free of charge to on-maintenance customers.

SURFCAM 6 - Patch 2

The SURFCAM 6 - Patch 2 will NOT require you to uninstall SURCAM 6 B136 from your computer. Just download and run the appropriate file on your computer, and the patch file will automaticall update all the necessary files in the SURFCAM 6 installation directories. The contents of PATCH 2 includes all the contents of the previous Patch 1. This means that if Patch 1 has not yet been installed on a system, Patch 2 will automatically install all the contents of Patch 1 as well. Once Patch 2 is applied to a system, the "patch.txt" file in the SURFCAM 6 directory in "Program Files" will be updated to indicate the version and contents of Patch 2.

SURFCAM 6 - English Software Patch 1

With SURFCAM 6, fixes and enhancements are being distributed as software patches. These patches are much smaller in size than the initial SURFCAM 6 install and are meant to update your current install of SURFCAM. Note: Patch 1 is for English Only and will be included with SURFCAM 6 for other languages. This patch will NOT require you to uninstall SURFCAM 6 B136 from your computer. Simply download and run the appropriate patch file on your computer to bring your version of SURFCAM 6 up to date with the latest fixes.

SURFCAM 6 - English Repair

The SURFCAM 6 Repair is intended to restore your version of SURFCAM 6 to its original state if you experience an incomplete install, or any difficulty while installing SURFCAM 6 software or a patch file. When attempting to perform a repair of SURFCAM 6 from within Windows, please navigate to this file.

This new version of the SURFCAM Network License Manager supports x64 operating systems such as Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. Please be sure to uninstall any previous version of the network license manager before installing this version. For information on installation and usage of a network license, please check out these two documents below or the SURFCAM Online Help.

This document describes the process of installing SURFCAM licenses, applying time fixes for SURFCAM systems, and some of the issues that occur with SURFCAM SIMs.

Time Fix Licenses

In order to obtain the proper "time fix" license file for your SIM (either Standalone or Network), please email us at simsupport@surfcam.com or contact your local SURFCAM reseller. These time fix files require SCLic v6.0.31 or higher to use.

SURFCAM 6 - SolidWorks 2013 Sketches Update for SURFCAM 6

This update is for customers currently running SolidWorks 2013 who require the ability to open SolidWorks 2013 Sketches in SURFCAM 6. To apply this update, download and unzip the appropriate ZIP file (provided below) to a known location and then replace the original “prsd2scprt.dll” file in the "C:\Program Files\SURFCAM\SURFCAM6\Trans\PrsdDll" folder with the updated version of the “prsd2scprt.dll” found in the downloaded ZIP file.

SURFCAM 6 - SolidWorks 2013 Document Manager

This update is for customers that are not running SolidWorks 2013, but require the ability to open SolidWorks 2013 parts and assemblies in SURFCAM 6. To apply this update, uninstall all previous versions of the SolidWorks Document Manager on your system and then install the appropriate version of the SolidWorks 2013 Document Manager provided below:

For customers who are running SolidWorks 2012 and using SURFCAM V5.2, you must unzip the contents to your C:\Temp directory and run the appropriate BAT file. For more information, please consult the README document in the ZIP file.

For customers who are running SolidWorks 2012 and require the ability to open Sketches into SURFCAM V5.2, you must download and unzip this ZIP file. Then, copy the contained DLL and replace the DLL of the same name that is located in your "C:\SURFCAM_V5_2\V5_2\Trans\PrsdDll" folder.

Note: The SolidWorks 2012 Document Manager Patch must have already been applied.

For customers who are running SolidWorks 2011 and using SURFCAM V5 or V5.1 you must uninstall any previous version of the SolidWorks Document Manager and install the 2011 version. This is necessary because the previous versions of the Document Manager will not decode the 2011 version files.

SURFCAM 6 - Firebird

Firebird is the new technology behind the SURFCAM tools, materials, and masks database. Below are the downloads for the service that hosts the database (Firebird Server) and the drivers that allow SURFCAM to access the database (Firebird Drivers).

This ZIP file is a patch for versions of SURFCAM installed on 64-bit machines that are experiencing issues with 64-bit Verify. Please unzip the folder and place the contents in the folowing directory: [SURFCAM Install]\V5_2\x64. Please note that this update is only for 64-Bit versions of SURFCAM V5.2.

This ZIP file is a patch for SURFCAM V5.1 users who are having issues with AUTOCAD DWG and DXF files. Please unzip the folder and place the contents in the folowing directory: C:\Program Files\SURFCAM\V5\Trans\DWGDirect. Please note that this update is only for SURFCAM V5.1.